Bogus Prescriptions

To ask the Attorney-General how many prosecutions for fraud involving bogus prescriptions by(a) doctors and (b) pharmacists have been made in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement.

The Crown Prosecution Service does not keep separate records of prosecutions for fraud involving bogus prescriptions, and the answer to the hon. Member's question cannot therefore be ascertained without incurring disproportionate cost.

To ask the Attorney-General (1) whether the Crown Prosecution Service will prosecute Mr. Mohammed Fazal of Washwood Heath Road,652W
Birmingham, for fraudulently accepting as payment for a razor a National Health Service prescription with a value of £14; and if he will make a statement;

(2) whether the Crown Prosecution Service will prosecute Dr. Mohammed Mahmood of Green Lane, Bradford, for fraudulently charging for a prescription, knowing that the prescribed drugs were to be dispatched abroad; and if he will make a statement;

(3) whether the Crown Prosecution Service will prosecute Dr. Ashish Banerji, of Front Street, Newcastle, for fraudulently charging for a prescription knowing that the prescribed drugs were to be dispatched abroad; and if he will make a statement;

(4) whether the Crown Prosecution Service will prosecute Dr. Rai Ahmed Sangra, of Birmingham for fraudulently charging for a prescription, knowing that the prescribed drugs were to be dispatched abroad; and if he will make a statement;

(5) whether the Crown Prosecution Service will prosecute Dr. John Tighe of Nechells, Birmingham, for fraudulently charging for a prescription, knowing that the prescribed drugs were to be dispatched abroad; and if he will make a statement;

(6) whether the Crown Prosecution Service will prosecute Mr. Terence Taylor of Lumbs Lane, Bradford, for fraudulently accepting as payment for a toothbrush and a medicinal drink a National Health Service prescription with a value of £20; and if he will make a statement;

(7) whether the Crown Prosecution Service will prosecute Mr. Jawaid Ahmed, of Washwood Heath Road, Birmingham, for fraudulently accepting as payment for a packet of nappies a National Health Service prescription with a value of £30; and if he will make a statement.